Houthi ‘sanctions’ could add risk assessment complexity
- Houthis sanction 13 US oil firms and executives, but targeting criteria remains unclear
- Recent targeting of Spliethoff-owned ship linked to Israeli anchorage calls
- Increasing sophistication of Houthi targeting suggests expert external support
Yemen’s Houthis pledge to target American oil companies, including Exxon Mobil and Chevron, despite an earlier truce agreed with Trump administration to not attack US-linked ships sailing in the Red Sea
